English Dictionary

cringefest

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌfɛst/

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) A work or a situation that induces cringeing; something very embarrassing.

日本語の意味

（非公式）非常に恥ずかしく、居心地の悪さを感じさせる作品や状況、つまり見る者に強い「チクリ感」や痛々しさを引き起こす場面を指す。

When the CEO tried to tell a joke, the whole presentation descended into a cringefest.

CEOがジョークを言おうとしたとき、プレゼン全体が痛々しいほど気まずい場面になってしまった。

意味（1）

(informal) A work or a situation that induces cringeing; something very embarrassing.

What makes “Dr. Ken” such a cringefest is the disconnect between Mr. Jeong’s florid persona — pitched at the edge of desperation — and everything else on screen, which stays within the boundaries of a network family series.

cringefests （ plural ）